Crow Family Thanks Man Who Helped Them With Tiny Gifts

Stuart Dahlquist never thought he would become friends with the new family who moved in next door to his Seattle home.

From the start, it was clear his new neighbors — a family of crows — liked to keep to themselves.

“This particular family of crows has been hanging around our house I'd guess about four years,” Dahlquist told The Dodo. “They had nested in a large Douglas fir in the front yard and we could hear the babies when the adults fed them.”

Dahlquist loved to listen to the excited chirping of the baby crows. But, one day he went outside and immediately realized something was wrong. Both chicks had fallen from their nest, and their parents were unable to help them.

“[The chicks] were almost able to fly, but instead were just running around the yard — their parents squawking,” Dahlquist said. “I caught the two of them and got them into a tree. I put some food and water underneath them in case they fell again.”

Dahlquist’s act of kindness did not go unnoticed. “The adults were really pissed off,” he said, “but seemed to begin paying more attention to us.”

“They'll follow along when I take my walks, landing on the wires along the way,” Dahlquist said. “The adult male … is very amiable and will fly sometimes within a few feet, swooping by to say, 'Here I am!'”